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SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — You don't have to visit France's Champagne region to get a bubbly fix. Just head to Sonoma County, California, north of San Francisco.
Some wineries are quite old, like Buena Vista Winery, founded in 1857. Korbel, founded in 1882, makes 960,000 cases of its flagship Korbel Brut a year.
Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards planted the classic grapes of Champagne here in the 1980s but the family has made Spanish Freixenet for centuries. Also worth a stop: J Vineyards and Iron H...

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NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Here’s a wine country secret that can help you raise your glass and your heart rate. Along with the Napa Valley’s famous wine-tasting trails, there are miles of scenic trails of the hiking variety, beckoning visitors who want to exercise more than their palates.
“There are so many great places up here,” says John Conover, partner and general manager of Odette Estate winery and an avid hiker.
From the mellow stroll of the Napa Vine Trail on the valley floor to more rugged h...